Out in the Countryside

Free as a Bird

They had stopped by several shops so that she could have dropped off her resume, and he even gave her a short tour of the town, since the sun proved that the day was starting to tire. The small village was nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, it seemed exactly like any old small village out there. There was a farmer's market, a public library, city hall (although it was not much of a city) and an elementary school amongst other shops and homes. The architecture screamed Victorian era. It was a lovely village, as she thought it to be; cozy and homely.

They looked about the shops a little longer as the sun began to set and she finished gathering important things that she needed for her cabin. Her green gaze had been lingering too much at the comforter set that she very much needed if she did not want to freeze to death...but it was so expensive...

She heard the male next to her clear his throat and she turned to him, her eyes intently blinking up at him because she took it as a sign to pay him attention.

"We can lend you the sheets and a comforter..." The blue-haired male coughed a little embarrassed.

"Oh, I do not want to make you worry over that," she mumbled, "I already owe you too much and I have not even spent an entire day here."

"It will be our pleasure." He finally gave her a full fledged smile and then pushed her cart to the cashier.

"Are you certain? I really do not want to trouble you..." She followed after him with a low tone.

"Our treat," he smirked as he looked back at her, "I'm sure you've been through hell and back to land here, so I'm sure we would like to make your life better or hopefully a little easier."

She gave him a sincere thanks and then she paid for her items. They stacked the truck and then began to make their way to the back to their respectful hill, but they changed their course when he had seen the gas light blinking, "Mind if I stop by the Gas Station?" He turned to her for a short while before going back to focus on the road ahead of him.

"You do not need to ask for my permission," she deadpanned softly, "this is your vehicle after all."

The man chuckled lightheartedly and nodded, "I guess you are correct there," he cracked a delighted smile.

The car hauled to a stop in front of a retro gas station that did not fail to keep up the vintage appearance of the entire village with it. The red roof and green gas pumps told it to be part of the twenties and it actually made her feel calm. She sat patiently as the man jumped out and did what he had gone for. Truth be told, she was a bit weary of the family because they did seem rather odd and it made her uncomfortable, but they also seemed to be really nice people, and she guessed that it was all that mattered. In fact, she felt much more at ease than in her own home.

She turned up the radio as an indie band began to play and she settled back into her seat. The song filled the car and she closed her eyes as she tried to rid her mind of the image of her mother and father as they probably searched the house over and over. She had not failed to buy a new sim card a few day prior to leaving because she knew that if she had her original number, she would not be able to ignore her parents' calls.

She let the music soothe her ears until a knock on the window interrupted her. There was a smiling man as she rolled the window down, "Yes?" She blinked at CuChulainn.

"The Gas station is hiring, want to leave a resume? It's not as bad as you think, and it's the only way to meet other folk around," he chuckled and rounded the car to his door once again, "Got you a coffee, don't know what you like so just a plain dark would do." He handed her a coffee cup and nodded.